Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Friday reported 11 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,385 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The cumulative total of known COVID-19 cases is 55,707, the total number of reported deaths is 2,443, and the total number of recoveries is 49,285. Click here to read
By Frud Bezhan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 25, 2021 After 20 years of military engagement, the U.S. war in Afghanistan is at a crossroads. U.S. President Joe Biden faces a crucial choice of whether to stick to a May 1 deadline for troop withdrawal negotiated by the previous administration with the Taliban. Washington is reviewing
Ariana: The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations said Thursday that everyday about one thousand Afghan citizens leave the country illegally. Ministry officials attributed this to poverty, unemployment and insecurity for most Afghan citizens, especially young people. Click here to read more (external link).
1TV: Afghanistan reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu on a poultry farm in Herat province near the border with Iran, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Thursday. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Thursday reported 16 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 2,144 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry says the cumulative total of known COVID-19 cases is 55,696, the total number of reported deaths is 2,442, and the total number of recoveries is 49,281. Click
1TV: US President Joe Biden would not be okay if the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, the White House said on Tuesday. “I don’t think he would say he’d be okay with that,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters when asked if Biden is okay with the Taliban ruling Afghanistan. Click here to read more
Radio Free Afghanistan February 24, 2021 The Taliban has told its members to avoid recruiting or harboring foreign fighters amid doubts about the militants’ commitment to a deal reached with the United States last year that provided for severing links to terrorist groups such as Al-Qaeda. “All chiefs and mujahedin are directed to avoid arbitrary
Tolo News: The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday reported 18 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,049 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry says the cumulative total of known COVID-19 cases is 55,680, the total number of reported deaths is 2,438, and the total number of recoveries is 49,086. Click here